PELKEY TAKES SOUTHWEST SPRINT OPENER AT CANYON

Peoria, AZ……..Josh Pelkey of Peoria, Ariz. is the early leader in the USAC Southwest Sprint Car standings after winning Saturday night’s 30-lap season opener at Canyon Speedway Park. He passed Mike Bonneau on lap three and never looked back, beating R.J. Johnson, Shon Deskins, Tom Ogle and Andy Reinbold to the checkered flag in his ABC Body Shop/NAPA Auto Parts DRC/Advanced.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: March 29, 2014 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (#50 Massey), 2. Mike Bonneau (#29 Bonneau), 3. Michael Woodruff (#83 Woodruff), 4. Brian Hosford (#32B Weber), 5. Lonnie Oliver (#7T Oliver), 6. Bruce St. James (#7K St. James), 7. Mike Morin (#28 Morin). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shon Deskins (#20 Deskins), 2. Michael Curtis (#11C Turner/Wheeler), 3. Andy Reinbold (#19 Underwood), 4. R.J. Johnson (#77M Michaels), 5. Nick Aiuto (#27N Aiuto), 6. Tom Lee (#53 Lee), 7. Mike Colegrove (#17M Colegrove). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 2. Josh Pelkey (#12 Allen), 3. Tom Ogle (#48 Ogle), 4. Matt Rossi (#02 Rossi), 5. Josh Shipley (#2 Bishop), 6. Mike Martin (#16 Martin). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Josh Pelkey, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Shon Deskins, 4. Tom Ogle, 5. Andy Reinbold, 6. Mike Martin, 7. Lonnie Oliver, 8. Michael Curtis, 9. Tye Mihocko, 10. Nick Aiuto, 11. Tom Lee, 12. Josh Shipley, 13. Michael Woodruff, 14. Bruce St. James, 15. Brian Hosford, 16. Mike Bonneau, 17. Mike Morin, 18. Charles Davis Jr. NT

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**Martin flipped during the third heat. Bonneau and St. James flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1-2 Bonneau, Laps 3-30 Pelkey.

NEW SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Pelkey-71, 2-Deskins-68, 3-Johnson-62, 4-Ogle-57, 5-Reinbold-54, 6-Mihocko-49, 7-Martin-48, 8-Curtis-47, 8-Oliver-46, 10-Aiuto-37.

NEXT SOUTHWEST SPRINT RACE: April 12 – Queen Creek, Arizona – Arizona Speedway – “Spring Fling”